Original issue date

[gunnejame]

Is there a reference or guide that explains how to determine the original publishing date of a comic book? I have traced down a few examples that show something like "1941" in the listing but the actual comic is from the 80's. On the flip side, there are 80-page or 100-page issues from the 80s or 90's that contain reprints of issues from the 50's and 60's. Am I a hopeless case, or is there a way to tell, like some sort of database that would contain this type of info?

What if I want to collect comics from 1965 back, how would be the best way to do that?

Thanks!

[gunnejame]

Is there a reference or guide that explains how to determine the original publishing date of a comic book? I have traced down a few examples that show something like "1941" in the listing but the actual comic is from the 80's. On the flip side, there are 80-page or 100-page issues from the 80s or 90's that contain reprints of issues from the 50's and 60's. Am I a hopeless case, or is there a way to tell, like some sort of database that would contain this type of info?

What if I want to collect comics from 1965 back, how would be the best way to do that?

Thanks!

[323*edelman]

It sounds like you are talking about DC comic book reprints. They often identify that information in the book itself. If they don't, I think if you google the name of the story and the superhero there is a good chance you'll get the original publication date and issue. If that doesn't work, list the stories you are intersted here on this board.